Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation Annual Meeting August 21, 2012

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1 Gulf Landscape Conservation Cooperatives NOAA Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management NOAA Southern Region Climate Services Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation Annual Meeting August 21, 2012

2 The conservation challenges of the 21 st Century represent a force of change more far-reaching and consequential than any previously encountered. Sec. Salazar We We re are here headed here 2011: 2040: 7 B 10 B Invasive Species Urbanization Pollution and and Contaminants Habitat Loss Emerging Changing Infectious Climate Diseases Changing Landuse and Water Energy Quality Development Agricultural and Quantity Practices Issues

3 Linking Science and Conservation Delivery for Sustainable Landscapes

4 Provide science and technical expertise to support conservation planning at landscape scales. Promote collaboration across conservation partnerships to define shared conservation goals for sustainable landscapes.

5 An adaptive management framework integrating planning, design, delivery and evaluation Biological Planning Conservation Design Conservation Delivery Actions Assumption- Driven Research Monitoring & Inventory Glick, P., B.A. Stein, and N.A. Edelson, editors Scanning the Conservation Horizon: A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C.

6 Delivering Fundamental Climate Impact Science to Resource Managers on a Regional Basis

7 Research Observations Decision Support Tools Information Transfer

8 Assist states in managing, preserving, and responsibly developing marine and coastal resources. National Coastal Management Program National Estuarine Research Reserve System Coastal & Estuarine Land Conservation Program Marine Protected Areas Center Coral Reef Conservation Program

9 State Land Conservation Plans and Priorities Technical assistance Financial assistance Technology transfer

10 Delivery of climate information and services by: Strengthening climate communications Integrating NOAA s climate assets with priority mission areas such as coastal management Facilitating partnerships for climate products and services Improving climate literacy

11 Purpose: Provide coordination and outreach and develop regionally specific coastal conservation assessments and strategies. Partners: NOAA and U.S. FWS: Gulf Coast Prairie LCC, Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks LCC, South Atlantic LCC, Peninsular Florida LCC.

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13 Help identify streams and rivers where limited funding and research capacity can be focused to achieve the greatest level of protection of aquatic biodiversity from threats to natural flow regimes.

14 Forecast habitat shifts in coastal prairie and marshes due to sea level rise Estimate the amount and configuration of habitat needed for target avian species Use results to extend to additional areas

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16 Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Project Snapshot: Identifying Shared Conservation Priorities Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks LCC The Nation s Largest Floodplain: 27 million acre Mississippi Alluvial Valley

17 Nutrients Delivered to Estuaries in the Gulf of Mexico: qa/sparrow/mrb/gom/ SPARROW MODELING Enhancing Understanding of the Nation s Water Quality Top 150 Watersheds with highest delivered yields to the Gulf of Mexico

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20 Conservation Blueprint Conservation planning atlas Effects of sea level rise Identifying and prioritizing key habitat connectivity areas Identify genetic hotspots and conservation areas for sustaining populations and adaptive capacity Science-based instream flow standards and practices

21 Deliver interim products to partners Working across boundaries with the GCPO LCC to create a Conservation Planning Atlas Predicted Land-cover Promoting Change Data Integration and Sharing Predicted Urbanization SLAMM Sea Level Rise Modeling

22 Indicators and measureable targets Purpose: Build on existing planning efforts (SWAPs, OCS, etc.) to define measurable indicators of conservation success for the SALCC

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24 Critical Lands & Waters Identification Project (CLIP) Florida Cooperative Conservation Blueprint Northern Everglades Strategic Habitat Initiative Climate Change Projects USFWS, USGS, FWC, MIT, UF, FNAI

25 Addressing the Challenge of Climate Change in the Greater Everglades Landscape Changes in the Greater Everglades Landscape relative to 4 drivers: climate change, management decisions, population change, financial resources. The outputs of these scenarios will help to prioritize conservation and management. SCENARIO C (2060) High Sea Level Rise Low Financial Resources Business as Usual Planning Double Population Growth SCENARIO B (2060) Low Sea Level Rise High Financial Resources Proactive Planning Trend Population Growth

26 Glick, P., B.A. Stein, and N.A. Edelson, editors Scanning the Conservation Horizon: A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C.

27 Assess regional climate and sealevel rise information; Recommend long-term monitoring and modeling of ecosystems and species change; Integrate research and data to assess vulnerability of coastal ecosystems and species; and Identify conservation and restoration approaches to sustain ecosystem services, species, and resiliency.

28 Laurie Rounds (240) Thank you!